ST JAMES, Jamaica— A St Ann farmer who was arrested and charged last year after ganja and cocaine were discovered in his luggage at Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport will find out on September 15 what impact, if any, a court-ordered social enquiry report will have on his sentencing.

Alan Reid, 66, of Alexandria, St Ann, appeared in the St James Parish Court on Wednesday, charged with breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act.

He is represented by attorney-at-law Martyn Thomas.

During Wednesday’s hearing, presiding parish judge Sasha-Marie Smith-Ashley ordered a social enquiry report and postponed sentencing until September 15. Reid’s bail was extended.

According to court records, on October 1, last year, at 3:20 pm, Reid was preparing to board a flight to Manchester, England, at the airport, when he was intercepted by officers at a security checkpoint. His luggage was searched and six packages of cocaine, along with two packages of ganja, were reportedly found.

Under caution, Reid reportedly said, “Paul gave me the bags yesterday”, although it was not clarified who he was referring to.

He was subsequently arrested and charged with possession, dealing, and attempting to export 8.5 kilogrammes of cocaine, and possession and attempting to export 2.71ounces of ganja.